Designing furniture: Milan 2010 and other finds

Furniture Fashion Magazine online is the origin of this photo - visit the web site.

Here is a very cool job that apparently Jill Singer and Alissa Walker have at Fast Company for the Design section. Whether they are stringers on on staff, going to the Milan 2010 design conference looks like an awesome gig.

Visit the web site to see some interesting furniture captured over a few days.

If you want to see some fun designs, go to Google images and look for "chair designs.

Best of all, visit the web site of a friend of mine who designs and makes exquisite furniture, living in Asheville - J.D. Allen Studio.

Sky after the storm for Sky Badge

Torrents of rain,
Saturated and flooding,
Many days of misery for many,
Sailing from homes.


Today awakes,
The world, my world,
Powder blue, almost October sky,
Dabs of white painted here.

On the hill, over the city,
Light of morning,
Cast shapes of gold and lemon,
Over sturdy skyscrapers.

Mist low in altitude,
Creates a pattern, a mosaic,
Exhaled air,
Against the vertical.


Thank you to Tim's pictures for the image.

Quiet watchfulness for Sky Badge

Buttermilk sky,
Layers over the morning sun,
The blue sky, almost October,
Shines a smiling light
So bright.


Life is shifting,
Calm and slow motion,
Of stillness and innerness,
Quiet watchfulness of Sophie and Dori,
Watching over the bed's foot,
Mac at the door.

Thanks to web shots for the image.

When individualism counts in music

I like to write about creativity and Adam Duritz has been one of my favorite artists since he came to national attention, and of course the musicians playing with him, too. I noticed an article today in the Baltimore Sun about members of Counting Crows and the mustic. If you are a fan, and appreciate how this music stands alone in the music world, read this article by Sam Sessa. Go to Crows Calling Magazine for the image by Sherri Johnson at Enigma Graphics.

He writes in the article, "That individualism and creativity would eventually help Duritz lead the Counting Crows to sell more than 20 million albums worldwide. From the runaway success of the band's first single, "Mr. Jones," to the Academy Award nomination of the 2004 song "Accidentally In Love," the Counting Crows charmed fans with their earnest, earthy songwriting. Their first album, "August And Everything After" was comfort music at a time when grunge and dance music dominated the radio. That feeling is still present on the band's latest studio album, "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings." Released last year, the album is split between driving rock tunes and acoustic numbers."

I agree that the new album is fantastic. What about Come Around's "I'm one of the million pieces fallen on the ground ..." Go to Counting Crows.com. Or go to WSJ Cafe.

Artists talking online - following the blogs

I haven't posted for a while, but I am back on for some more frequent posting. I am going to stick mostly with art, poetry and innovation topics.

Searching the blogosphere today I was excited to find the blog called artists who blog. If you want to be inspired and you want to contemplate beauty, look to the dozens of interviews with artists and to plenty of artist blogs.

Since I am an artist without a lot of local contact with artists (gotta change this), the blogs are a way of connecting to conversations about art. I like it that many of the posts are about women artists, and many links are to women artists.

So, visit the site and enjoy. Try visiting Gypsy Girl's Guide. Thank you to Art Style Online for the image.